Rule 10 Penalty Enforcement Flashcards by Paul Wallace

A foul that occurs simultaneously with a snap or free kick is considered before the play or during the play?

During the play (10-1-2)

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True or False:
When two or more live-ball fouls by the same team are reported to the referee, the offended team may elect only ONE of these penalties.

True (10-1-3)

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True or False:

If live-ball fouls by both teams are reported to the referee, the fouls offset and the down is repeated

True (10-1-4)

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True or False:
When there is a change of team possession during a down, and the team last gaining possession had not fouled before last gaining possession, it may refuse offsetting fouls and thereby retain possession after completion of the penalty for its foul

True. (10-1-4-1)

The “Clean Hands” Principle

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True or False:
When all Team B fouls that occur before possession changes are governed by postscrimmage kick rules, Team B may refuse offsetting fouls and accept PSK enforcement.

True (10-1-4-2)

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True or False:

Penalties for dead-ball fouls are administered separately and in any order the referee so chooses.

False. (10-1-5)

Penalties for dead-ball fouls are administered separately and in order of occurrence

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True or False:

Live ball fouls are offset by Dead ball fouls.

False. (10-1-6-a)

ARTICLE 6. a. Live-ball fouls do not offset dead-ball fouls.

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True or False:
When a live-ball foul by one team is followed by one or more dead-ball fouls (including live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls) by an opponent or by the same team, the penalties are administered separately and in the
order of occurrence.

True (10-1-6-b)

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Penalties for fouls that occur between the end of the fourth period and the start of the extra period for overtime, between possession series during an extra period, and between extra periods are enforced from _________.

the 25-yard line, the spot of the next possession series (10-1-7)

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For many fouls, the enforcement spot is specified in the statement of the penalty. When the enforcement spot is not specified in the statement of the penalty, the enforcement spot is determined by the ___________ Principle.

Three-and- One Principle (10-2-1-a)

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The 5 possible enforcement spots are:

previous spot
the spot of the foul
3.. the succeeding spot
the spot where the run ends
for scrimmage kicks only—the postscrimmage kick spot.
(10-2-1-b)

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The enforcement spot for a foul committed when the ball is dead is the __________ spot.

succeeding spot (10-2-2-a)

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True or False:
For the following fouls committed by the offensive team behind the neutral zone, the penalty is enforced at the previous spot: illegal use of hands, holding, illegal block and personal fouls (Exception: If the foul occurs in Team A’s end zone the penalty is a safety.).

True. (10-2-2-b)

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An ____________ spot is the point at which the penalty for a foul or the result of a violation is enforced.

Enforcement Spot. (2-25-1)

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The ___________ spot is the point at which the ball was last put in play.

Previous Spot (2-25-2)

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The ___________ spot is the point at which the ball is next to be put in play.

Succeeding Spot (2-25-3)

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The ___________ spot is the point at which the ball became dead.

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Dead-Ball Spot (2-25-4)

The __________ is the point at which that foul occurs.

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Spot of the Foul (2-25-5)

The ___________ is a benchmark for locating the enforcement spot for penalties governed by the Three-and-One Principle

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Basic Spot (2-25-10)

The _________________ spot serves as the basic spot when postscrimmage kick enforcement applies .
a. When the kick ends in the field of play, other than in the special cases given
below, the __________ spot is the spot where the kick ends.
b. When the kick ends in Team B’s end zone, the ___________ spot is Team B’s 20-yard line.

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Postscrimmage Kick Spot (2-25-11-a&b)

When the team in possession commits a foul behind the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the _________.

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spot of the foul (10-2-2-c-1) - Three and One Principle (2-33)

When the team in possession commits a foul beyond the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the __________ .

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basic spot (10-2-2-c-2) - Three and One Principle (2-33)

When the team not in possession commits a foul either behind or beyond the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the ___________.

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basic spot (10-2-2-c-3) - Three and One Principle (2-33)

Basic Spots for RUNNING PLAYS include these 3 options:

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A. Previous spot, when the related run ends behind the neutral zone. (10-2-2-d-1-a)
B. End of the related run, when the related run ends beyond the neutral zone. (10-2-2-d-1-b)
C. End of the related run, on running plays that have no neutral zone. (10-2-2-d-1-c)

Basic Spots for RUNNING PLAYS WHEN THE RUN ENDS IN THE ENDZONE AFTER A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESION (not on a try)

(a) SUCCEEDING SPOT, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone and the result of the play Is a touchback. (10-2-2-d-2-a) (b) GOAL LINE, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the field of play and the related run ends in the end zone. (Exception: Rule 8-5-1-Exceptions.) (10-2-2-d-2-b) (c) GOAL LINE, when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone, the related run ends in the end zone, and the result of the play is not a touchback (10-2-2-d-2-c).

The Basic Spot for PASS PLAYS is the ___________.

Previous spot, on legal forward pass plays. (10-2-2-d-3)

The Basic Spot for KICK PLAYS may include which two basic spot options?

A. Previous spot, on legal kick plays unless the foul is governed by postscrimmage kick rules. (10-2-2-d-4-a) B. Postscrimmage kick spot, if the foul is governed by postscrimmage kick rules. (10-2-2-d-4-b)

True or False: For Team B fouls during a legal forward pass play, penalty enforcement for Team B for personal fouls is at the end of the last run when it ends beyond the neutral zone and there is no change of team possession during the down.

True. (10-2-2-e-1)

If a legal forward pass crosses the neutral zone and Team B commits a contact foul against an eligible receiver beyond the neutral zone before the ball is touched, the penalty includes an automatic ___________.

First Down. (10-2-2-e-2)

Postscrimmage kick enforcement applies only to fouls by Team B during a scrimmage kick and only under the following four conditions...

1. The kick is not during a try, a successful field goal, or in an extra period. 2. The ball crosses the neutral zone. 3. The foul occurs before the end of the kick 4. Team B will next put the ball in play. (10-2-3-b)

Penalties for all fouls by the kicking team other than kick-catch interference (Rule 6-4) during a free kick play or a scrimmage kick play in which the ball crosses the neutral zone (except field goal attempts) are enforced either at the __________ spot or at the spot where the subsequent dead ball belongs to Team B, at the option of Team B.

previous spot (10-2-4)

Fouls by the nonscoring team during a down that ends in a touchdown (not on the try): Fifteen-yard penalties for personal fouls and for unsportsmanlike conduct fouls are enforced on the try or the succeeding kickoff, at the option of the ________ team. If there is no kickoff the accepted penalty is enforced on the try.

Scoring. (10-2-5-a-1)

Fouls by the nonscoring team during a down that ends in a touchdown (not on the try): 5- and 10-yard penalties are not enforced on the try or the succeeding kickoff. Such penalties are _________ by rule unless enforcement is made possible by illegal touching of a kick during the down

Declined (10-2-5-a-2)

When a foul(s) occurs after a touchdown and before the ball is ready for play on the try or there was a live-ball foul treated as a dead-ball foul on the touchdown play, enforcement is on the try or the succeeding kickoff, at the option of the _____________. If there is no kickoff, the accepted penalty is enforced on the try

offended team (10-2-5-c)

Penalties for live-ball fouls during field goal plays are administered by rule. When the field goal is successful, Team A shall have the option of canceling the score and have the penalty enforced from the _________ spot or declining the penalty(ies) and accepting the score.

previous (10-2-5-d)

Penalties for live-ball fouls during field goal plays are administered by rule. Team A may accept the score with penalties for personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct fouls enforced on the succeeding ___________ or from the succeeding spot in extra periods. Penalties for live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls and those for dead-ball fouls after a field goal down are enforced at the succeeding spot.

kickoff (10-2-5-d)

Distance penalties for fouls by either team may not extend a team’s free kick restraining line behind its five-yard line. Penalties that would otherwise place the free kick restraining line behind a team’s five-yard line are enforced from the next _____________ spot

succeeding (10-2-5-f)

No distance penalty, including tries from on or inside the three-yard line, shall exceed half the distance from the enforcement spot to the offending team’s goal line with the exception of what penalty?

Defensive Pass Interference (10-2-6-1) On the try as well as long as the ball is snapped from outside the 3 yard line.

A penalty is completed when it is ________, _________ or canceled according to rule, or when the choice is obvious to the referee.

accepted, declined. (10-1-1-a)

True or False: | Any penalty may be declined.

True, (but a disqualified player must leave the game | whether the penalty is accepted or declined) (10-1-1-b)

When a foul is committed, the penalty shall be completed before the ball is declared ________ for play for any ensuing down.

ready (10-1-1-c)

True or False: | Penalties as stated are not enforced if in conflict with other rules.

True. (10-1-1-d)

Rule 10 Penalty Enforcement Flashcards

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